10/06/2010
Tokyo Metropolitan Government has released the anime short “Welcome to TOKYO” on its website. It consists of “HONEY TOKYO,” a cartoon which presents Tokyo’s charm as seen through the eyes of a 16-year-old girl, Honey, who comes from the future; and “RALLY TOKYO,” a virtual quiz rally with the characters of “Honey Tokyo” showing Tokyo’s […]
09/06/2010
The London Mayor has today announced a rise in the London Living Wage, to £7.85 an hour. Among the businesses throwing their weight behind the social responsibility initiative is the Japanese securities firm Nomura, who will now pay this lifestyle costs reflective minimum wage to service staff in their London offices.
28/05/2010
Japanese Garden Party and 50th Anniversary of the Nippon Club
Deputy Director Yamaguchi of the JLGC attended a ceremony to mark the 50th Anniversary of the Nippon Club on Sunday 24th May and the Japanese Garden Party held in Hammersmith Park. The garden party was held to mark the centenary of the 1910 Japan-British Exhibition. Maintained by Hammersmith and Fulham Council and volunteers from the […]
24/05/2010
Banking Crisis Management and Local Governance
Hiroaki Kodama, Research Fellow at the Faculty of Law of Hakuoh University, will today speak to Japanese officials at JLGC about ‘Banking Crisis Management and Local Governance’. The talk will address what countermeasures a Japanese local authority can take when a regional bank fails, specifically focusing on policy-making during emergencies. The talk is part of […]
21/05/2010
Motoko Tsujii of the JLGC visited the city of Edinburgh on 18 May to attend the ‘Rakugo in Edinburgh’ event, presented by the Consulate General of Japan, the University of Edinburgh, the Japan Society of Scotland, the Japan Foundation London and the Japan Local Government Centre. Featuring the 5th Katsura Yonedanji, one of the most […]
20/05/2010
The Japan-British Exhibition of 1910: A historical re-assessment 100 years on
There will be a lecture featuring the 1910 Japan-British Exhibition on 16 June 2010 from 6.30pm at the Japan Foundation in Russell Square, London. Featured in March’s issue of ‘Myriad Leaves’, the exhibition celebrates its 100th anniversary this year. According to the Japan Foundation website events page, the lecture will bring together a range of […]
19/05/2010
PricewaterhouseCoopers recently published their third annual Cities of Opportunity study, which takes a quantitative and qualitative look at the emerging picture of city life in 21 capitals of business, finance and culture worldwide. It found that: Capital market centers. Many of the cities included are hubs of commerce, communications and culture. But all are financial […]
19/05/2010
Japan and Tokyo’s autonomy architect
The former Governor of Tokyo Shunichi Suzuki died last Friday, according to several sources. As well as overseeing the relocation of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government complex to Shinjuku from the government district of Chiyoda in 1991, the four term governor (1979-1995) also laid the foundations of Japan’s post-war system of local autonomy as an official […]
07/05/2010
Staff of the Japan Local Government Centre visited Spelthorne Borough Council in Surrey yesterday. The staff were invited by the council to observe the running of the general election for the constituency and were able to gain insights into the administration of elections in the UK. Guided by 2008 Japan Study Tour participant Michael Graham, […]
06/05/2010
Lewisham’s Young Mayor featured on NHK
The Japanese broadcaster NHK featured a special on Lewisham’s Young Mayor, 16-year-old Jacob Sakil, last month. The television show Kodawari Life Europe (A Determined Life – Europe) featured the Young Mayor and his work in Lewisham, introducing the Young Mayor role and the work he is doing in the area to make it better for […]
